Both Wyatt George and Jonathan O’Connell opened the state tournament with a win, moving into the quarterfinals of their respective brackets on the first day of action in Columbia. George (47-4) won a major decision over Keegan Emrick of Fort Osage (34-11), 16-4. George will face Colton King of DeSmet
Lady Tigers coach Kris Flood could think of exactly one good thing to say about Thursday nights game against Webb City: his team won. It was a long, inelegant game, but the Lady Tigers fought off Webb City for a 62–52 win at home Thursday. The teams committed 43 fouls
Both of Republic’s state-qualifying swimmers advanced to finals at the Class 1 state swim and dive championships in St. Peters Thursday. Karissa Metzger and Mady McCrea are the first swimmers to qualify for state from Republic, and now they’re the first swimmers to earn points for Republic in state competition.
More than half the Republic Middle School math students who competed at a recent MathCounts competition qualified for state. Of the eight students who attended the contest at Drury University, three qualified for individual state competition. Republic’s four-person team also qualified, finishing second overall. Eighth graders Trey Goddard and Nathan
I caught up with coach Kris Flood before practice for our latest installment of the ReeceNichols Repmo Lady Tiger Show, presented by agents Lori Casagrand and Elizabeth Gold. We talked about Republic’s latest two wins in the COC and look ahead to the final two games of the conference season.